“Oh, this is going to be easy!” I told myself when is was time to choose my main inquiry question. Boy, was I wrong! After sitting and thinking, and sitting and thinking, and sitting and thinking, I came up with an idea. I don’t remember it exactly, but let me tell you, not one of my best moments. I asked my friends what they thought, and because they hadn’t come up with a good inquiry question yet either, of course they liked it. When Mrs. Edwards asked if anyone had come up a thought for their main inquiry question, I told everyone my idea. That was when I got my first dose of setback. So we all went off on our own-or with a partner-to come up with our own inquiry question. I thought, I thought, and I thought some more. What do I really want to know about the Soviet Union? I asked myself. I brought my second question to Mrs. Edwards, and she told me that it was two questions in one. So I was back at the drawing board. Finally after an exhausting 1 minute, I had tweaked it. I thought it was pretty good. But I guess not. I should really claim that drawing board, because I sure spent a lot of time at it! I met with Mrs. Edwards, having a better question. She helped me revise it. So, my question was “How did the political climate of the Soviet Union during the Cold War affect the culture and economics of their citizens?” I liked it. Mrs. Sorensen and Mrs. Edwards did too! I thought I had my question! Until I went home…

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